Well Maya Angelou, in an interview with Time magazine ,stated that her mother, whom she called “her protector” was a huge supporter of guns. She also stated that her mother often carried a gun. When directly asked by the interviewer “Did your mother support guns”, she replied “Yes, she had guns all the time”. Maya Angelou stated “I like to have guns in the house. I don’t like to carry them around all the time. But I do like to have them at home in case someone tries to come in without the welcome mat.” In fact she then tells us how she (Maya Angelou) once fired off two or so shots when someone was attempting to enter her home uninvited. She claims that she warned them that they should step back because she was going to shoot.
Any responsible gun owner knows that firing shots through a door or an open window or whatever, without knowing who or what is on the other side, is probably not the smartest thing to do – unless you are Joe Biden; then you are ok emptying your gun out of your balcony as a warning.
Many of the comments that I have read on this topic mention that there are holes in her story. However, the point that I want to make here is the fact that an ultra Liberal Poet, with a very high level of visibility and respect within the leftist ranks, is stating that she supports guns! Meaning she also supports the 2nd amendment and our right to bear arms. I find this quite interesting and it is worth noting as she is a very influential person in her world.
It never hurts to have extra support does it?
Image: Maya Angelou; source: Flickr: My Heroes – Maya Angelou; author: Adria Richards; Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
